Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
FL0RIDA'S METROPOLIS.
COL. DANCY CARRIES THE PR
MARES FOR MAYOR.

she city Democratic primaries tonight
unanimous Dancy delegation was sent 10
the nominating convention Monday night,
there being no opposition, Col. Burbridge
having refused to submit his claims be-
fore the primaries. He Will accept an
Independent nomin alton. The convention
meets Monday, March 49, The regular
Democratic nomination is generally con-
sidered here tantamount to an election,
and ii will be safe this time to bet tnSt
Dancy "gets there"
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The State Sunday School Convention
assembled at the Ocean Street Presbyte -
rian church Thursday NOR ming al $3.50
The attendance was quite large. Inc
proceedings were earnest and interest
ing. After service of song an eloquent
address or welcome was delivered by Mt.
John T. Graves. editor OF the Daily Her
aid and Chairman of the Executive
COMMITTEES of the association.
This was appropriately responded
to by the President, II. A. peLand. Bible
reading, by Mr.. B. F. Jacobs, Chairman OF
the International Sunday School Execu-
tive Committee, and addresses by Rev. j :.
W. Cobb, of san Mateo; Hon. ). &. COBB, OF
Pensacola, Bon. X! b. Reppard, of Sa-
vannah, President Georgia State Sunday
School Association; Mrs. Lucy Rider
Never. President of the Chicago Training
School, and others, were made during the
day and received with much appreciation
ana rapt interest.
The convention continued its session
to-day with an increased attendance.
Much routine business was transacted,
ard great interest was manifested in the
entire proceedings. Much regret was
felt at the absence Of r. h. Rep
pard. President of the Georgia State sum
day school Association, who was pre-
vented from being present oy sickness In
his family.
The officers Of the ensuing year and the
delegates to the International Convention
are to be announced tomorrow.
John A. Logan Jr., and bride arrived
in this city this morning in the private
car Youngstown. They will spend their
honeymoon in Florida.
Lieut.. Hem and wife witnessed the
yacht Regatta at st. Augustine Wednes-
day, and left yesterday for New York,
where they will sail for England soon.
They were much delighted during their
stay in Florida.
DISCRIMINATION STOPPED.
In the United States Court yesterday
evening Judge Settle. presiding, granted
an order in the suit of the Mallory Steam
ship line VS.. the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company, compelling Re-
CelNef OuNbl, OIL Tue lAkl-u alu6u SOIu pau Y =
to grant equal rates and facilities over
his line in the matter OF freight and pas
senger transportation, as that now eX-
tended to its rival, the Clyde
line, or to show cause why
he should not do so within
the next ten days. This order grows out
of q suit recently instituted in the United
States Court by the Mallory Line against
the Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany tor alleged discrimination in freight
as against its line and in favor of, the
Clyde line, The MallOTys claim that they
have q contract Of some years standing
with the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company by which the railway company
agreed to give them through traffic
over their lines from New York,
but that since the recent estab-
lishment of the Clyde line the defendants
have broken the contract and wrOngfully
Disseminated IN favor OF the Clyde line
to the extent of giving it rates from 10 to
30 per cent. lower per 100 weight than the
rates allowed them, and have also re-
quired prepayment on all freight sent by
the Mallory line over their roads. 1t is
not yet known what answer the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company will
file TO this temporary injunction, but 1t is
understood that they will make vigor-
GUS fight to have the injunction dismiss
ed. The long impending fight between
THESE tHO great bltdlnSuJD lilies 10 uOW
well on, and it will be waged to the bitter
end. The result is of much Importance
TO Florida transportation interests.
A sUB-TROPICAL EXPOSITION.
An informal but enthusiastic meeting
of prominent citizens was held yesterday
afternoon In the Board OF Trade rooms TO
discuss and take some satisfactory steps
in the matter OF the proposed suo-tropi-
cal exposition to be held here some time
next season. Never was an enterprise
OF this kind nailed with more earnest en-
couragement and promptuess than this is
meeting with, not only here in Jackson
vile, but throughout the entire State.
COL. WALKERS APPOINTMENT.
The announcement IN the MORNING
NEWS OF the appointment of Col. Whit
field Walker to be Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the district of Florida, was
received here by his numerous friends
with much satisfa elton and pleasure. He
was warmly congratulated on all sides.
He has so many friends throughout the
staJe that a brief biography of him will
not be inappropriate at this time
Whitfield Walker was born and
reared in the Beaverdam settlement,
Laurens county, South Carolina, edu-
Gated in the common schools and the
Wadsworth Institute. After leaving
school he was apprenticed TO the mercan-
Messrs. Mangum Il Griffin, merchants in
Newberry, 5. c. He served nearly six
years in that large establishment. A
few years later he engaged largely in the
mercantile business, and was successful.
Retiring from this business he engaged
extensively and successfully in planting.
He was repeatedly elected member Of
the South Carolina Legislature. At the
beginning of the war he raised and was
made Captain ofone OF the first companies
that entered the Confederate service
in Col. Mickey Gregg's First Sout h
Carolina Volunteers, and was afterwards
promoted 10 the colonelcy of a regiment.
After the war he removed TO Sumter
county, Fla, and engaged in orange Gull
ture and real estate, and was then elected
and served with distinction two terms as
State Senator from the Twenty third dis
trict Of Florida. He Is 80 years old and
one OF the best preserved men of his age
in the State. He has been for the past
four or five years a resident of Jackson
vile engaged in the real estate business.
}. 5. Burnett, the young post office
clerk who attempted TO take his life by
shooting himself, is up and about again
and thoroughly repentant OF the unhappy
Iced.
State Senator A. S. Mann, OF fernando,
who was in the city Thursday, says the